Congress’ mission is to win 50 seats now: PM Modi
Fatehpur (UP), May 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the Congress has now launched ‘Mission 50’ and is working to win a minimum of 50 seats only in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
INDIA bloc leaders daydreaming to become Prime Ministers: PM Modi
Barabanki (UP), May 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that all leaders of the INDIA bloc are daydreaming to become Prime Ministers.
FM Sitharaman blames CM Kejriwal for ‘shocking’ assault on Swati Maliwal
New Delhi, May 17 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the “shocking assault” on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal which took place at his official residence.
Swati Maliwal assault case: NCW issues second notice to CM Kejriwal’s PS
New Delhi, May 17 - The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday issued a second notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar to appear before it in connection with the assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
PM Modi will be back with ‘good majority’, work on full budget to start soon: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, May 17 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the BJP is confident that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would “come back with a good majority” and discussions for the full budget for 2024-25 would start as soon as the new
Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police ask CM Kejriwal’s PS Bibhav Kumar to join probe today
New Delhi, May 17 - Delhi Police have served a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Secretary (PS) Bibhav Kumar to join the probe into a case of alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
HM Amit Shah urges Kashmiri delegations not to vote for dynastic parties
Srinagar, May 17 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah has told various delegations during his two-day visit to Kashmir that they should not vote for dynastic parties.
Delhi Police file FIR in Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case, name CM Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar
New Delhi, May 16 - After recording the statement of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, Delhi Police on Thursday lodged an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on her at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence on Monday.
Mumbai hoarding crash: Billboard owner Bhavesh Bhinde nabbed from Udaipur
Mumbai, May 16 - In a big breakthrough, a Mumbai Police team has tracked and arrested Bhavesh Bhinde -- the owner of the hoarding that crashed in Ghatkopar on May 13 -- from his hideout in Rajasthan's Udaipur, sources said here on Thursday.
INDIA bloc will disintegrate ‘khata khat’ after June 4: PM Modi
Pratapgarh (UP), May 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the INDIA bloc will disintegrate after June 4 when the votes for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are counted.
Hajipur Lok Sabha seat a litmus test for Chirag Paswan
Patna, May 16 - Hajipur (SC Reserved) seat is one of the hot seats of Bihar which will decide the political future of youth leader Chirag Paswan, who is the National President of the Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas (LJP-RV).
CM Kejriwal, AAP to be named in supplementary charge sheet: ED to SC
New Delhi, May 16 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will soon file a supplementary charge sheet in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam arraying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as an accused, Additional
ENPO to abstain from Nagaland urban local bodies’ elections too
Kohima, May 16 - The Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate 'Frontier Nagaland Territory' or a separate state comprising the six eastern Nagaland districts, announced that it would also abstain from the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections scheduled
Viksit Bharat Ambassador: From filmmakers to commoners, all hail govt’s vision for developed nation
New Delhi, May 16 - The Viksit Bharat Ambassador event in Mumbai's NSE auditorium on Thursday saw the presence of not just hundreds of 'ambassadors' but also many prominent citizens, including filmmaker Subhash Ghai and actor-turned-politician Shekhar Suman.
Kejriwal on sticky wicket after prolonged silence on Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ case
New Delhi, May 16 - Soon after the news of a joint press conference by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav came on Wednesday evening, a sense of anticipation started building in the media circles.
I am part of INDIA bloc, but not with Bengal unit of Cong and CPI-M: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 16 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, claimed that although she and her party Trinamool Congress are an integral part of the opposition INDIA bloc, the West Bengal unit of Congress and CPI-M are not included in it.
Constituency Watch: BJP bastion Mumbai North is ‘open-minded’, elected a royal and rookies 4 times since 1952
Mumbai, May 16 - Considered a BJP stronghold, the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat is largely an open-minded constituency, accepting leadership of the so-called ‘outsiders’, and electing one royal and four political greenhorns since 1952.
PM Modi targets TMC in UP’s Bhadohi
Bhadohi (UP), May 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, mounted a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bhadohi -- the lone seat that TMC is contesting in Uttar Pradesh.
Viksit Bharat Ambassador: Govt provides ration to population greater than US-EU together, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi, May 16 - Union Minister for Railways, Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday, said that the Modi government’s thrust on inclusive growth is yielding results and it will gain greater visibility in the next few years. He added that this
EAM Jaishankar takes dig at Canada, says freedom of speech cannot be freedom to support separatism and terrorism in foreign country
New Delhi, May 16 - Targeting the Justin Trudeau government for giving refuge to pro-Khalistani elements, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that further deterioration in bilateral ties would eventually result in a big loss for Canada.